Saturday, March 14, 2015

the weather is still an up and down. I try to stay healthy which is not that easy when you are surrounded by sneezing and coughing colleagues.
In two weeks time Europe will switch to CEST (Central European Summer Time) which means we have to move the clock one hour forward.
To be honest I hate it because it takes some time until I get accustomed to it. I remember the summer time has been introduced in order to save energy but the result was not as expected. But nowadays no one in the EU is willing to spend time and energy to remove the decision even politicians know that to get rid of the daylight saving would be useful .......

ENJOY READING ....

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The LighthouseIt is rare that I'm halfway through to three books at the same time. Last week I finished a surprisingly good debut novel, continued to read
two books and started a new one. Now I have the pleasure to read science
fiction, epic fantasy and historical mystery.I finishedno book

Finally I moved the books which stayed here for month to my "to be continued later" shelf on GOODREADS.

Enjoy your weekend ....

Books

Dear readers, I'm the one to tell you
about books - only books?
What about novellas and other
stuff? My name is Bona.
I scour shelves, shops
and the net for books. If you call
me a book whore I
would not gainsay you. But be aware I
have my own, sometimes elusive
taste.New books on my shelf/reader or when one book leads to another

The last week I received a digital copy which I ordered in advance.

I highly appreciated the Milkweed Tryptich trilogy by Ian Tregillis which was an extraordinary good series which I enjoyed a lot. If you did not read it, I can tell you that I highly recommend it.
I looked forward to get a copy of The Mechanical (digital and pb, March 2015) [Kindle Edition ASIN:B00JV1W61K; ISBN-13:978-0356502328] which is the first book in the Alchemy Wars Trilogy. On 10th of March my digital copy arrived.
The mix of mechanic and alchemy sounds exiting and after the Milkweed Tryptich trilogy I have high expectations.

"My name is Jax.

That is the name granted to be by my human masters.

I am a clakker: a mechanical man, powered by alchemy. Armies of my kind have conquered the world - and made the Brasswork Throne the sole superpower.

I am a faithful servant. I am the ultimate fighting machine. I am endowed with great strength and boundless stamina.

The good thing is that The Shard (digital, 1st of May 2015) [Kindle edition ASIN: B00U8UQVGY] by Ted Cross is now available for pre-order!In exchange for the review copy I will review The Shard.

No more today, see you next week ......

Blogosphere

Hey,
I'm Bona Fide. I just
came back from my last foray through the
blogosphere. What can you
expect from me? I tell you: Everything
from Art to Fart as long as there
is any faint connection to books. And
here is some honey from the
beehive blogosphere...

Publication Lesson Learned
This is the title of a post by author Ted Cross.I'm reading his book The Shard (digital, 1st of May 2015 16th March 2015; pb 11th March 2015) [Kindle edition ASIN:B00U8UQVGY; ISBN-13: 978-0990987734].
I stay in contact with Ted Cross and I promised him a review on publishing day which was set to 1st of May 2015. But that changed on 11th of March. for details please read the following post:

As you could read above, I'm just halfway through the book. So I informed Ted Cross that it is impossible for me to read the book and write the review till 16th March and he understood.
Anyway you can by the paperback now and from Monday on the digital edition is available too.
And this is the cover and the description of the book.:

"A dying king. A mysterious invader. The seer's vision was clear: find
the lost shard from the Spire of Peace or the realm would drown in
blood.

The problem: eight hundred years ago the elven hero Kathkalan took the
shard with him into the lair of the most vicious dragon ever known to
mankind...and he never returned.

Reluctantly drafted to lead the quest is the minor noble Midas, torn
between his duty to the realm and the desire to protect his sons. With
an unlikely band of heroes, including two elderly rangers and a young
tinker's son, Midas must risk losing everything he loves if he is to
locate the shard and save the Known Lands." [Source]

A good story with interesting characters and when you are looking for elves, dwarves, dragons and more then .........

from my point of view you write excellent books and therefore I spread word about your books. It is a simple calcultation. The more people buy and read your books the higher the probability you write more.

Someone really had patience to do those ring box art pieces. Very impressive.Cool you are enjoying Ted's book.And we fell forward for Daylight Savings Time last weekend. I hate losing that hour of sleep.